Praise to the King

Psalm 47

This psalm may have been written when the ark of the covenant entered into the temple as it was absent for a long time (see 2nd Samuel 6:17-19). Whether this psalm was written for that specific time or just in general for God as the ark symbolized God’s presence on earth.

Praise to the King

The writer starts by saying, clap your hands, shout to God with loud songs of joy. This is a celebration that God would be with us. You know in the movies that when a king would come in the town or come back from a battle, they would have a celebration. Here the writer is saying, God is our King and their should be a constant celebration of praise to God.

In verse 6 he says, “Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises.” Sing praise to the King. When we come to church there is worship being sung, then we go to his word. But worship and praise to God should not just be then and there. It should come and pour out of our mouths all the time. We praise God for his mighty works, we praise God for his grace, we praise God that he is active in our lives, we praise God for his Son, we praise God because he is King, we praise God we can serve Him, and we praise God because he is worthy of it and that is what we should do. Our lives work, desires, and being should be to glorify God.

How do you praise the King? I challenge you today to praise Him in all you do and to think about God in all things and let me know what happens?